Workmen's advocate., 1887-03-05
BRIDGEPORT.

There were three important gatherings of brcad-winner, last Sunday. First at ID. m., the usual Labor Iyccum meet ing, where Colonel Hinton was to hOld forth, AS he did not make his appear ancr. local cranlls volunteered, and if their utterauccs lacked llr' eIoqlrnce and logic of the missing colonel, they made up for it in fcryor. The gist of the speeches was LubT mtd W0h HS 0,CH mi,uiioD NrmH HuieprmIrH poiiirm 0ciiOM
 While our good friends were thus ami hiliating capitalism with their tongue the hodcarrlcrs of Bridgeport were called to- gethcr by some K. of l.. and brought into the fold, of organization.
 In the evening the Independents had and enthusiastic rally. A letter was read asking them tO recommend to the Gov crnor il capable man ont of their own ranks for Labor Commissioner, in place of llr. IIadicy Of Yale College It did moi take long to discover their choice. Henry (. Baldwin came from every lip, and the secretary wa, instructed to SO notify the Governor.
 committees of two were appointed for each of our six wards to secure names of available candidates for the coming spnng campaign and report next Sunday. There Is httIc danger Of nominating any but tried and trusted men, In the pres ent stage of the labor movement our r.ufIIlIaL tl,. ,,.,l,,tl1t and persecution tO such an extent that only men of uniinching courage and de- VOtlUn tO our cause will dare tO stand the ordeal. Prospects are good. judging from the disCOmiture and uueasiness of our opponents The Bridgeport lnde- pendents will soon have more than the balance of power which they conquered at the last State election
 In one respect m particular do we differ from the capitalislic parties The sons of tuiI who vote the good old ticket are entitled to so much cash for their loyalty, In the Labor Party every member is, expected to pay his mite towards the campaign; the consciousness | of having done his duty is his sole re ward. The heelers and other disreputa- hlo elements will cling to the hood.c and rum parties, In this way we are gradu- l ally absorbing the right material which IS destined to establish the cooperative | commonwealth.
 While hundreds of Erjdgcport's citi- zens are out of employment, and more hardly earning enough to keep body anu | soul together, our public "serVants' are busy raising each others salaries,
 The poor county sheriits threaten that unless their prayers for higher wages be heard, they will go to the poor-houae What horrible sight it would be to see some of our professional politicians in q public w0rkhousc!
 Business is at q standstiiI, although the small dealers are slow tO admit that they do not make expenses, for fear of injur ing their credit. Some of them in thril puerlle ignorance imagine that they can boom business by acIfdeception.
 Socialism is making iuroads where one would least expect it. Georges and 'rontund's works are being read anu discussed by many of our sulid citizens One 0t them wilt soon deliver a lecture entitled, "What is Socialism: before tht Scientific Society. and as the gentleman is an ontspolen admrcr of our EngIsl comrade, Wm Morris. | expect a very favorable essay
 Among our labor organizations nearly forgot to mention thc most etIer tive one, the Central Labor Union. where | carpenters, stoneCutters, moulderS, cigar makers and most k. of l.. assemblies are represented It is actively engaged n ! organizing skilled and un,kilIcd workers and best of all, lt |, the buIWark of uuI Independent Labor movement
 | am glad to state there is not u veStag, here of the discurl said to exist hetWcrl k. of l.. and trades unions in some other localities, Within the (. l., U. they art working hand in hand for rommnr end
 The holy brothcrhuod. with the rAcep ton of two, who, on many occasions have spoken kind and encouraging words about labor organizations. and who call 1 themselves "Christan Sorialists,' is toe deeply interested in celestial matters tu waste their valuable time un terrcStiaI questions. Many times have invoked l JHpdcr ttVtdItS to reason with them. but | sO far Tn van. CRANK, -------=----------~------